Context - The NITI Aayog to launch a National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP).
Details
The NITI Aayog is planning to launch a National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) to provide government data in a user-friendly format, to facilitate data-driven decision making and research.
The platform would formalise data across government sources and make it easy for users to explore information.
The portal will help policymakers, academics and researchers to easily examine data without having to process it.
The portal will include 200 datasets from more than 46 ministries at the time of the launch.
NITI Aayog
Planning Commission Inspired by the USSR/Soviet Model, Prime Minister established a Planning Commission in 1950 to design the five-year Plans for India.
In 2015, it was replaced by a new organisation named National Institution for Transforming India (NITI)
Promote Cooperative Federalism
Governing Council of NITI Aayog has Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories and State Chief Ministers.
NITI Aayog Constituted a Committee of State Chief Ministers to examine important issues.
Promote Competitive Federalism
NITI Aayog has Prepared online dashboards to rank the States on various indicators of development Such as;
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index.
Health Index.
School Education Quality Index.
Digital Transformation Index.
Launched Aspirational District Programs for monitoring the Progress of backward districts.
NITI Aayog has not been given the mandate or Powers to impose Policies on States.
NITI Aayog is basically a think-tank or an advisory body.
The Powers for allocation of funds have not been given to the NITI Aayog. The Powers are with Finance Ministry.
As a ‘think-tank’, Niti Aayog has helped the government In framing various Policies on;
Clean energy
Methanol based economy
Infrastructure human development etc.
The model acts on agricultural land leasing, livestock Selling etc.
NITI Aayog regularly organizes Seminars, Workshops, and Conferences.
NITI initiated Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) to help Startups. NITI is developing National Program on Artificial Intelligence.
NITI’s approach is modernised, forward-looking, and less bureaucratic; NITI Aayog is playing an important role as a think-tank for Economic growth, Human development and Good governance in India.
